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EPISODE 10
“What exactly does the contents of the box mean?”sister Agnes asked as she followed Claire out of the church”who are those men dear?”
Claire shuddered to a halt and turned to stare at her Foster mother who was standing one step above her
“You have seen the contents of the box?”she asked shakingly
“What is going on Claire?”sister Agnes asked “you know you can always tell me”
” I can’t “Claire shook her head”I can’t sister, goodbye”
With that she ran out of the cathedral
“Be safe,Claire!”sister Agnes yelled
The sound of Claire’s car ri-ding away was her response and she went out to watch the car driving away raising a cloud of dust in it’s wake
The sun was just beginning to set.
It was time to Pray again,she sighed,not because of the prayer but because of the person she was praying for
She turned to go into the church but the sound of a car driving in got her attention
She looked toward the driveway in time to see a shiny Lexus park and two young men jumped out
One of them was black while the other was a very handsome white
Pretty was the appropriate word
He looked like a high school student
They both a walked towards the cathedral and towards her
“Excuse me sister”the pretty one said.
They were both smiling at her and sister Agnes smiled back
“We would like to meet sister Agnes pearshall”
“Oh”sister Agnes responded”that would be me.how can I help you?”
They looked at each other and smiled broadly
“Actually”the blond continued”you can help us a lot”
***
Claire drove quic-kly down the highway,her heart in her mouth
dear God,what was going on here?
The picture…
Luke Wendell was actually Sebastian’s brother
How could she not know?
They we’re twins, goddammit
She had blindly shoved headfirst into what she had been hiding from
Tears sprang in her eyes and dropped like rain on her l@ps
She wiped them off furiously
Now what was she to do?Except leave
Her heart clenched
She didn’t nee-d no seer to tell her that she was falling for Sebastian or lily or even Beverly
Ever since she had left the orphanage she h see never known such security as this and now she had to leave everything behind
Slowly she pu-ll-ed into the garage and looked up at the house
Every light was on in there and it felt like home
She wearily c@m£ out of the car carrying the box and retrieved her jacket and phone from the back seat where she had thrown them earlier in her flight
She walked slowly into the house and found the living room empty
She heard soft laughter from the kitchen and walked slowly into it
“Oh thank goodness,she’s here “Beverly said in her cheerful voice”told you she was gonna come back,Mr Wendell”
She turned to Claire and win-ked at her
“he was afraid you had left him”
Sebastian just stared at her,his face void of any emotion
“Are you OK?”he asked
“Fine”Claire nodded”sorry for keeping you waiting Beverly”
“Oh that’s no problem miss”Beverly said as she put on her coat and headed out
“What happened?”Sebastian asked as soon as the elderly woman was gone”you look like you just saw a ghost
Claire stared at him and swallowed ha-rd
Oh what could have been…
She would have stayed here indefinitely,daring all odds
But now…
“I have to leave”
Sebastian showed no evidence that he heard her
He just continued staring at her mutely
“Did you hear me?”she retorted”i said im leaving”
“I heard you”Sebastian finally spoke”and you will but not before you tell me what’s going on with you”
“Its none of your business ”
“You damn right it is”Sebastian said,standing up and stri-ding towards her.
He felt like shaking her
“Whats that?”he asked motioning to the box and before Claire could tell him to mind his business one more time,her phone rang
Sister Agnes
She cast a nas-ty look towards Sebastian then answered the call
“Hello?”she said and the devil himself answered in his taunting voice
“Well hello there,Claire”kyle said”how’s your pretty little self doing?”
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EPISODE 11
“Kyle”Claire whispered in horror “w..what…why….where is she?what have you done to her?! ”
“Relax Claire “Kyle said “I haven’t done anything to her….yet”
“plea-se “Claire said, b!tt!g her nails as h0t tears streaked down her face”I’ll do whatever you want,plea-se let her go”
“Claire, what is going on?”Sebastian said, taking her upper arm
She was shaking badly
“Of course you will,you are going to do whatever I ask of just like you always did right”
Claire nodded,even though Kyle can’t see her
“You will bring the box to the location I give to you at the time I decide”Kyle continued “be on your good behaviour Claire,will you?because that’s the only way to ensure your granny’s safety”
With that,he was gone
Claire was frozen in horror for a few minutes then suddenly galvanized into action
“I have to go”she said re-ady to bolt but Sebastian caught her arm
“What are you talking about? “He demanded “whats going on?”
“Let Me go”Claire yelled,trying to Yank herself free but the box tumbled instead and everything flew out
Claire g@sped,and immediately went on her knees to pick them up
Out of the corner of her eyes she saw Sebastian bend down and pick up the yellow envelope
“No no,don’t!”she cried but it was too late
Sebastian was alre-ady perusing the contents of the envelope and a look of disbelief was crossing his face
“Luke….”something scary crept onto his eyes and he turned to Claire who was wishing she could be swallowed up by the ground “why do you have this?who are you?”
“L.listen…Sebastian..”she reached for him but he pu-ll-ed away
“Who are you?”
“I…i don’t know what t..those things mean”age stammered “but it’s very important to someone now,someone’s life so I have to go plea-se”
“No you won’t”his voice was still deathly cold”you aren’t going anywhere till you tell me why you have Luke’s pendant ”
He held up a antique looking chain which was attached to a pendant with a woman’s picture in it
Claire g@sped
***
BROOKLYN
A YEAR AGO
“I cant believe we are spending our honey moon on a stakeout “Stephanie grumbled as she held up the binoculars for to free hundredth Time
Luke chuckled
“Relax we have been in worse places”he said,wi-nking at his newly wedded bride”and at inappropriate time doing inappropriate things”
That made her smile
“You are damn right”she replied then sighed in frustration”this isn’t working Lou,we got to get out and go in de-ep”
“The director wants a report on his desk on his desk at 1:00″Luke announced “we’ve got to do this ”
Stephanie staeed ahead for a few seconds then said
“I’m going in ”
“What?!”Luke said shocked and followed his wife out of the car which was as parked at a surreptitious angle”no way babe”
“come on Luke “she said fli-pp@n-tly “I’ve done this a hundred times…”
“No”
“I go in disguise…”
“No”
“And see if I can infiltrate it,be the inside man..LUKE WENDELL!”
“still no”
Husband and wi-de both glared at each other, arms akimbo
Both were special agents of the FBI and Luke was always afraid that his wife was more Wilder than him
He liked that
But in this case he wasnt going to give in.it was much too dangerous
They had been as-signed to a case that involved drug dealing
A notorious king pin who sold and peddled the substance had become a as source of worry to the security agents and the nation at large
Their job was to find out more information about the gang that would be used to take them down
“We are in this together “Stephanie said”you think imma gonna let you have all the fun yourself ”
“I am not letting you go in yourself”Luke said”you’d better….are you OK?”
Stephanie suddenly grimaced then retched.
Suddenly she threw up on the sidewalk
“Whoah,babe are you OK?”
“$h!t”Stephanie muttered
“Wait… that face…is this…?””Luke couldn’t complete his s£ntence as his wife reluctantly turned to him
“yes Luke I’m pregnant”
Luke wanted to explode with joy
“Why..why didn’t you tell me?”
“What ever”Stephanie mumbled.she had found out about the pregnancy the week they were as-signed
“You are right babe”she said looking up at her husband”I can’t do this”
“Definitely not”
Stephanie nodded”yeah,you are on your own”
***
EPISODE 12
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HAPPY WRITES 📝📝📝
Claire sat at the kitchen table anxiously waiting as Sebastian continued to go throu-gh the contents of the box
There we’re a few tapes in the box and he held them up in the light
They were labeled
Claire continued to watch him,all the while her mind was on sister Agnes and her phone
Suddenly it pinged
Sebastian looked up and Claire gr@bb£d the phone
“br@ndon sawmills. 9:30pm”
She glanced at the wall clock
8:45
“I have to go”She declared and whirled straight for the door without waiting for an answer
Sebastian was by her side in a minute
“I’m coming with you”
“No!”Claire st©pped shocked”you can’t that!’
“The he’ll I can’t,”Sebastian yelled”I nee-d to be in on this, thats my brother we are talking about.And your granny.we are calling the cops ”
“No!plea-se no cops! And..I.. I can’t put you in more danger… “she st©pped “what about lily?”
They both glanced at the little baby who was staring at them with curious bright blue eyes
Damn,he couldn’t leave his niece
There had yo be something he could do.
There was something going on here that he intended to dig out
And he couldn’t very well leave Claire on her own to go meet that creep
And maybe perhaps
Just perhaps….
He could atone for his sins
Suddenly he smiled
“I think I know how to fix that”
***
Phyllis Wendell did a double take at the young man whom the maid was leading into the sitting room
Goodness gracious,it was her son!
Sebastian had come home
And with her granddaughter!
Joyfully she hurled herself at them
“Sebastian I’m so glad to see you”she said hvgging them both gently
“Mom,mom”Sebastian said”I’m in a bit of a hurry and km going to ask you for a small favour”
“Of course anything.. “she st©pped”who is this?”
“Oh this is Claire”Sebastian did a quic-k introduction “Claire my mom”
Claire bowed
“Nice to meet you ma’am”
Phillis regarded the pretty blonde with some appreciation
Very nice
“Perhaps I’m Getting another daughter in law”she thought a little sadly
“Whats the favour,dear? “She said taking Sebastian’s hand
“Can you watch Lilly for tonight”he asked”I promise I’ll be back for her in the morning”
“Can I?why,Sebastian, you don’t even nee-d to ask!”Philli-ps said a little miffed”she’s family for chrissakes…. ”
“Mom,plea-se…”
“She ought to be here permanently and you too”she declared
“No”Sebastian retorted”I told you Im not staying in the family house and neither is lily”
“How can you be so stubborn?! ”
“I’m not,mom…”
“Sebastian…”
“Uhhm,excuse me..”Claire interrupted “can I hold lily for a while?she might really nee-d to lie down ”
Mother and son glared at each other for a few minutes then Mrs Wendell shook her head
“No thanks Claire”she said still looking at Sebastian a s she took lily from him”I’ll take her ”
With that she marched off majestically, leaving Sebastian and Claire standing in the living room
Sebastian stared at his mother’s back for a few moments then turned away
“Lets go”
Very strange family
***
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“Sure she’s not gonna bring the cops?”Sammie asked anxiously and kyle smiled
He and Kyle we’re sitting in a dark corner at br@ndons sawmills, smoking,and watching for Claire
“Relax,she’s not that foolish”
‘But you are foolish’sammie wanted to say but he thought better of it
Kyle can be a spitting cobr@ when angry and won’t hesitate to pu-ll his gun
Not the Sammie would give him a chance but he’d better keep still
Damn it they could have just gotten the old granny but then they we’re interrupted and had to collect her cell phone instead without her knowledge
If they had gotten the granny, it would be a sure bet that Claire would come alone but now there was nothing preventing her from bringing the cops
Her granny was safe and sound
Except she didn’t know…
Sammie glanced Kyle,startled as the realization hit him
He just used the granny,it was Claire he wanted after all
Kyle was chuckling and very soon began laughing out loud
Claire was on her way thinking her dearest granny was in danger and would rush into their arms Unknowingly
And they would be waiting for her,arms wi-despre-ad
***
EPISODE 13
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Claire got out of the car,holding unto the box ti-ghtly and walked towards the entrance of the sawmill.She st©pped and looked back towards the car where Sebastian sat
Trust me’sebastian had said’take the box to him but tell him this”
He was really not going to follow her?
Then why come all this way with her?
Sebastian watched her nervously.
If all goes well and all the pieces fall in place,then he and Claire would be able to leave here safely
And alive, he hoped
His phone pinged and he picked it up
“Sergeant mills sir”A voice said
“Wendell”
Being the oldest and riche-st family in town had its benefits
He had the local sheriff at his beck and call
“im calling from the st.patricks cathedral.We have identified the woman in question”the sergeant continued”Sister Agnes McKenzie is safe and sound and is in no sign of danger”
Sebastian ti-ght£ñed his hold on the phone
“What?”
“Yes sir”the sergeant said”although she keeps asking for a certain Claire Matthews”
Who is herself walking into a tra-p” Sebastian thought as he hung up and bounded out of the car,running towards the mill
“Claire!”
***
“Well,well,well,if it isn’t our little Miss runaway”Kyle sm-irked as he c@m£ forward
Claire had finally found them and she was shaking for all she was worth
She looked into the smiling, beautiful face of the man she had once been infatuated with and felt bile rising in her throat
The devil
“I..I..I brou-ght the box “she stammered “plea-se let her..l. let her…where is she?”
She looked round,the fear losing in her throat threatening to swallow her up
Sister Agnes wasn’t here
What has he done to her?
“What have you done to her?”she skrie-ked at him
“She is of no importance to me”Kyle said,Matter of factly and suddenly gr@bb£d her hair,yanking it and pu-lling her towards him”but you…you mean a lot”
Claire cried out at the pain in her n£¢k at being held at such an awkward angle.
The box fell from her hand and opened revea-ling nothing
They all stared in shock at the empty box
“Ohmigod”Claire muttered as Kyle turned a murderous look towards her
“You bit-ch!”he snarled as she tried to run and gr@bb£d her hair again”where is it?!”
“Claire! ”
They all turned to Sebastian as he strode into the room,something glistening in his right hand
A pistol
Kyle turned white and Sammie looked like he was going to faint
“Y..y..you…”he whispered “no..no..way, but you are dead.I torched your car bit-ch!”
Sebastian’s face contorted with rage and he fired
Sammie went down,screaming in agony as his knee burned,shattered for life
“Whoah,calm down man”Kyle said even as he ti-ght£ñed his hold on Claire’s hair.Coward that he was,he was prepared to use her as a shield if Sebastian turns out to be a shooting maniac”you brou-ght help, didn’t you?little bit-ch”
“Sebastian.. “Claire whispered, her n£¢k held at an awkward angle and eyes burning with unshed tears
“What do you want man? “Kyle said”this is an intrusion.we are just having a little lovers spat”
Claire g@sped and Kyle laughed at his stupid joke
“Let her go”Sebastian said,aiming directly at his head.if he was surprised about the notion that she was Kyle’s lover,he didn’t show it
“Of course man”he said, surreptitiously reaching for his own gun when Claire stepped on his foot with all her might
“bit-ch!!”he swore and pushed her away from him towards Sebastian and in the that instant reached for his own gun
Sebastian saw him and they fired at the same instant
The room was filled with smoke and the only sound was that of Sammie gro-an ing on the floor
Claire raised her head and looked back towards Kyle.He was gone
“Hey are you OK?”Sebastian asked as he knelt beside her “it’s OK.He’s gone”
He tried to raise her up but he flin-ched and hissed in pain
Claire g@sped
“You are hurt”she cried pawing at him
“His bullet grazed my arm “he said as police sirens filled the air “it’s nothing to worry about.let’s go home ”
“Yes let’s go”
Tbc